Inhibitory Activity of Illicium verum Extracts against Avian Viruses

Table 5

Absorbance means of the antiviral activity of Illicium verum extracts against the avian reovirus in the three adding methods.

Concentrations (mg/ml)	Preinoculation			Postinoculation			Simultaneous inoculation
	100MOH	50MOH	WA	100MOH	50MOH	WA	100MOH	50MOH	WA^1
3.9	0.294^c	0.326^bc	0.356^b	0.182^d	0.205^d	0.228^c	0.243^c	0.199^d	0.184^d
1.9	0.434^a	0.388^b	0.354^b	0.188^d	0.200^d	0.225^c	0.301^bc	0.288^c	0.336^c
0.97	0.412^a	0.349^b	0.358^b	0.285^b	0.195^d	0.277^b	0.322^b	0.356^b	0.356^bc
0.48	0.387^ab	0.378^b	0.367^b	0.233^c	0.241^c	0.303^b	0.262^bc	0.382^b	0.411^ab
0.24	0.330^bc	0.332^bc	0.331^bc	0.242^c	0.291^b	0.304^b	0.242^bc	0.371^b	0.440^a
Virus control	0.282^c	0.282^c	0.282^c	0.235^c	0.235^c	0.235^c	0.301^bc	0.301^c	0.301^c
Cell control	0.454^a	0.454^a	0.454^a	0.367^a	0.367^a	0.367^a	0.445^a	0.445^a	0.445^a
value	0.0007	0.001	0.006	<0.0001	<0.0001	<0.0001	0.0009	<0.0001	<0.0001
SEM	0.02	0.01	0.02	0.01	0.009	0.01	0.02	0.02	0.02

Means within a column with different subscripts are significantly different (). ¹100MOH = absolute methanol extract; 50MOH = 50% methanol extract; WA = water extract.